Mr Sava,
1) Hang in there man. I can ONLY imagine the rendering process of this pages, but trust me it’s totally WORTH IT!!!
2) Happy New Year! I am happy to find a beautiful webcomic that just lifts up my soul everyday and you (and the Miss, and your boys) I have to thank for it. Really glad to have a comic with substance who doesn’t has to be ironic in order to be good.
3) I love Paddington even more than usual. :3 There, I said it.
Oh, and Fairies are for the WIN! 😛

glad i’m the only one who’s surprised that they aren’t missing on purpose =3

speaking of which, i just feel there’s something funny/questionable about rock giants flinging rocks.. it’s like if i, as a human/mammal started flinging… flesh. which reminds me of flinging puppies ‘cuz where else would i get flesh? or maybe that’s just me ^^;;;

Humans have eukaryotic cells. Trees have eukaryotic cells. But launching an arrow with a wood shaft or throwing a spear does not seam funny or questionable. A baby, puppy, or a baby rock giant is a live animate object. A boulder or wood pole is not animated and is not alive. The rock giants might be offended that you think of them as aggregate.

Animals were frequently launched from engines in real world sieges. Plague infested horses launched during a siege started the black death in Europe. Captured spies were also used as ammunition. Many fortifications raised honey bees. The honey was a food source but launching the hive was also an effective way to severely harass the enemy.

Rocks are used as ammunition because they have high density and they are often close by. Tallow (extracted from meat) mixed with a little saltpeter, sulfur, quicklime, phosphorus, resin and/or naptha could make a highly effect incendiary round. That would be much more expensive and difficult to transport. Bundles of sticks and fabric coated with tallow could light things up too. No one would think it looked funny.

Scott, sorry for the totally unrelated question, but are you ever in the Toronto (ON, Canada) area? I REALLY want a Paddington plushie, but the shipping cost to Canada is more expensive than the plushie itself @_@